Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-28
THE POLICE BILL.

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I" the Editor oil the Republic:
In order to vote understandingly upon
this hill each votber sbouId study well the
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iees oiiice' III "u''''''h " ''ie S'a'eiii'i''>
IN the public prints As, without dong
| this. he will have little or no
knowledge of in whose meal tub
this police bill rat was begotten. nuTsed
and declared non-partiSan. Neither will
he have any correct knowledge of why the
| Times is now So lavish in its praises of the
| present city council 1t has 80 maliciouSly
and untruthtully abused until very re-
Gently.
This praise alone should be taken by
every voter as prooI-posItlve-tha there
| Is NlllainouS swlndllug scheme covered up
by this bill. As were II an honest devised
thing to beneht all citizens alike. there is no
need of the cats and rats going together and
eating OFF the same cake at the same time.
Had this bill provided for the doing away
| with the office of marshal and the payment
OF salary to the mayor for all his services
instead OF receiving fees, most likely there
would have been little objection TO it. 1t
would have been decided gain over the
present law. But when all can see that the
present city officials have always had time
10 spaIe, ait r doing all this poiice-ludge
bill requires TO be done by the mayor and
| MS aids ana by the police Judge
| and his aids, II Is hard 10 see why any bat
the meai-tub schemers, gains thereby, at
IA nnl N-..fA fnr
even II 1t took no more money out of the
city treasury 0pay officials than the pres
ent law does. But this is far harder TO
see when we see that this police bill, II It
becomes law, will take anywhere from
$1,000 upward more out of the treasury
than the present law does, Notwithstanding
the newspaper assertions that it will take
much less out. The mayor would get
sl.OOo II the police Dill becomes law. The
mayor sclerk and the city solicitor Will get
| as much or more under the police bill than
they now get. IL Is proposed IN council TO
pay the police Judge 81, 800. the prosecuting
attorney 5000, and the police clerk $500,
| ana which proposed SALARIES. except
| the clerk at $1,000. may be raised 10 any
amount the council may see fit To suit Its
TRENDS. As these salaries are now pro-
posed the loss to the treasury vii! be great
BY this bill becoming law. with good
| prospect OF being from one To three thous-
and more paid the police for performing
the duty now performed by the marshal.
| but II VIII DE asserted. by the advocates OF
this oil that 1t Will bring much larger
amount INTO the treasury than the present
| law does Assertions are cheap.
Let Us nave the reasons for this assertion.
10 bring more into the treasury there
must De an increase OF crime, or an Increase
OF the hhes assessed upon the present
amount do the advocates "t this bill de
sire the increase OF crime, or do they de-
lhahd heaNy hnes 10 brlng more money into
the treasury? And in case hey do, have
they any assurance that hnes VIII De IN
| creased Tor TINS purpose? III the police
Judge Is man ut Tor the place. they GER
tainly VIII be increased for no other pur-
pose than to lessen crime-a thing much 10
be desired until not single fine is AS
sessed-
BGt who Is stupid enough to believe po-
nee luaSe VIII be eieeied that VIII not SO
run MS once As 10 insure reelection, II
| i'ossioie' whether httle OF much money
goes INTO the treasury?
| Inc honest voter has but TO read the fol-
| lo"hig Ill the I. Z. iinics- OF Tie 2'th
| INST. 10 see where the lneal-tub l.. ana who
s ueteiIliiled 10 nave thls police Judge Dill
oecolhe la" III says:
| he new system would open the way TO
eiecl man OF prominence. who would con-
lef hoilor and command respect tor The city
abroad, and OF whom we could be proud al
nome. AT present the mayors duties are
ilttie higher than those of justice of the
peace. With police Judge 10 take care of
ule ordinary lhebrlafes and brawlers. lie
VINO could devote his TIME To supervising